The full schedule of T20 World Cup 2026 is going to be released today. ICC has intensified its preparations. The tournament will be hosted by Sri Lanka along with defending champions India, which will be played in February. ICC will announce the schedule of the World Cup today, which will be live. Let us tell you at what time and on which channel the live telecast of the schedule will take place. There will also be live streaming.

The 10th edition of T20 World Cup is in 2026. In the previous edition (2024), India won its second T20 World Cup title by defeating South Africa. In that match, Suryakumar Yadav took a brilliant catch at the boundary in the last over, which no Indian fan can forget.

When will the T20 World Cup 2026 schedule be announced?

The schedule of T20 World Cup 2026 will be announced today (Tuesday, November 25). It will be broadcast live from 6:30 pm. Its broadcast program will feature former India captain Rohit Sharma, women’s cricket team captain Harmanpreet Kaur, current T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav and former Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews. Star Sports announced this through a social media post.

On which channel and app to watch live T20 World Cup 2026 schedule?

The T20 World Cup 2026 schedule will be announced today at 6:30 pm on Star Sports channels (Star Sports 1 Hindi, Star Sports 2 Hindi, Star Sports 2 and 3). Live streaming will be on JioHotstar app and website.

A schedule revealed like never before!

Join us with @ImRo45, @Angelo69Mathews, @surya_14kumar, @ImHarmanpreet
for the grand unveiling of the ICC #T20WorldCup 2026 fixtures! pic.twitter.com/1uDUiGAuMV

— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) November 24, 2025

At which venue will the T20 World Cup 2026 matches be held?

Its official announcement will be made today, but the news is that all the matches of the tournament will be played at a total of 8 venues. Of these, 5 stadiums can be in India and 3 in Sri Lanka. The title match can be held at Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium in Ahmedabad, but if Pakistan reaches the final then the title match is likely to be held in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Teams qualifying for T20 World Cup 2026

India, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, South Africa, USA, West Indies, Ireland, New Zealand, Pakistan, Canada, Italy, Netherlands, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Nepal, Oman, UAE.

India and Sri Lanka are going to host the T20 World Cup to be held in 2026. A big update has come out regarding the semi-finals, finals and opening matches of the World Cup. According to The Indian Express, the first match and the last i.e. final match of the World Cup will be played at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. One semi-final match will be hosted by Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium. It is being told that the T20 World Cup will be played from 7 February to 8 March.

Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad had earlier hosted the first and final matches of the 2023 ODI World Cup. According to The Indian Express, if the semi-final match is played between India and Pakistan, it will be played in Colombo, while the other semi-final match will be played in Mumbai.

Sri Lanka is the co-host of the World Cup and World Cup matches will be played in a total of 7 grounds of both the countries. Matches to be held in India can be played in Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Kolkata. At the same time, three grounds can be approved for the matches to be held in Sri Lanka. According to the report, any one ground can be chosen from Premadasa Stadium, Pallekele, Dambulla and Hambantota.

Nothing is clear yet regarding the venue of the warm-up matches. There are possibilities that Bengaluru may be given the opportunity to host some warm-up matches. Indian team’s matches can be held in big cities, Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai. ICC may announce the World Cup schedule in the next few days.

According to the same report, a meeting was held between some top officials of BCCI, in which it was decided that this time the World Cup matches should be organized in fewer cities as compared to the 2023 ODI World Cup. Each ground is expected to get 6 matches in the T20 World Cup.

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India and Sri Lanka together recently hosted the Women’s ODI World Cup 2025, the trophy of which was won by India. Now India and Sri Lanka are also going to host the 2026 T20 World Cup together. Next year the World Cup will be played from 7 February to 8 March. The Times of India report has revealed that ICC has selected 5 grounds in India and 2-3 in Sri Lanka for organizing the World Cup matches.

Next year, T20 World Cup matches can be played in Visakhapatnam, Indore, Guwahati, while Pakistan team can play all its matches in Colombo. It is being told that not a single match of the World Cup will be played in Bengaluru. It was even claimed that Bengaluru is finding it difficult to host any match in IPL also.

Some sources quoted by Times of India say that the semi-final match will be played in Sri Lanka only if one or both of Pakistan and Sri Lanka reach the semi-finals. Even if Pakistan team goes to the final, the final will be played in Colombo only.

India last hosted an ICC event in men’s cricket in the 2023 ODI World Cup. Its matches were played in Dharamshala, Lucknow, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Delhi, Pune, Mumbai, Kolkata and Bengaluru. There has been no confirmation yet regarding the venue of the matches, but it is being said that this topic was discussed in the recent meeting of ICC.

20 teams will play in the World Cup

Like the 2024 T20 World Cup, a total of 20 teams will participate in the 2026 World Cup. The names of all 20 teams have been revealed. They will be divided into four groups of five teams each. After that there will be a Super-8 stage, in which the top-2 teams of each group will qualify. The teams finishing in the first four places in Super-8 will reach the semi-finals.

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The Asia Cup has just started, but another good news has come out for cricket fans. Media reports have revealed that the 2026 T20 World Cup can be played from 7 February to 8 March. India and Sri Lanka are going to co-maintain the next T20 World Cup. A report by ESPN Cricinfo has revealed the dates as well as a big revelation on the final venue.

According to ESPN Cricinfo, the first match of the 2026 T20 World Cup will be played on 7 February, while the final can be held on 8 March. The final match of the World Cup can be played in Ahmedabad or Colombo. It will depend on or not reaching the finals of India and Pakistan, which place will be played from Ahmedabad and Colombo.

How many teams will take part

Like the 2024 T20 World Cup, 20 teams will participate in the next World Cup, which will be divided into 4 groups of five teams. The report has revealed that the schedule has not yet been prepared, but the ICC has informed all the countries taking part in the tournament and the final date.

India will land as the defending champion in the T20 World Cup 2026. He won the trophy by defeating South Africa by 7 runs in a thrilling match in the final last year. Like last time, teams will qualify for the first Super-8 phase, after which the semi-finals and finals will be played.

15 teams have qualified

So far, 15 teams have qualified for the 2026 T20 World Cup, five slots are still vacant. India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, South Africa, New Zealand, Usa, West Indies, Ireland, Canada, Netherlands and Italy have made it to the World Cup so far.

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